Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-26

that Lady Gertrude Haughton was in DIS.
grace. Her ladyship put the best face she
could upon her fall. "Put not your trust in
princes" she observed, with a sweet smile.
II hope that when the new favorite comes to
be superseded, she viii accept her fate with
as much philosophy as do"
Early in Mrs. Tanners second season in
London, Mr. Christie Jones called upon Lady
Gertrude Haughton, and, after waiting for
an opportunity of speaking to her in private,
requested that he might be allowed to secure
her a seat on the occasion of the Forthcoming
royal visit to the Wild West show at the
American exhibition.
Il have particular reason for asking" he
said, land want you to occupy place near
the royal box"
Lady Gertrude demurred to this. saying
that she felt no interest in the show. and that
If she went she would rather be in any other
locality than that indicated.
at is not the show | want you 10 see said
Mr.. Jones. he fact is, have little sur
prise in store for the visitors which l am very
anxious you should witness. If you will allow
me, will secure place from which you will
be able to see all that passes in the royal box,
and yet need not show yourself until the mo-
ment arrives
at sounds very mysterious said Lady
Gertrude. "What is going to happen3'
Il cannot say for certain. 1t may not come
off; but if it does, promise you shall be re-
paid for going, unless Lady Gertrude
Haughton is even more superior to the minor
weaknesses of her sex than | have hitherto
supposed
Her ladyship was, at any rate, not proof
against this, and therefore gave q acious
consent, leaving Mr. Jones to make the ar
rangement he proposed.
On the appointed day she betook herself to
the exhibition and found that she had been
provided with seats possessing all the advan-
tages which Mr.. Jones had mentioned, and
within earshot of the royal box. She had
scarcely taken her seat when the royal party
entered, and she was soon informed by her
companions that Mrs. Blackie Tanner was
among the little group of celebrities. 1t wss
noticeable, however, that the American beau
ty, instead of taking up the prominent posi-
ton usually assigned to her, seated herself in
the background, where she was quite out of
sight Of the public.
The performance passed Off without a
hitch, and the denizens of the wild west
evoked the utmost enthusiasm in the breasts
OF the British public Toward the end of the
entertainment Mr.. Christie Jones was OBJ
served to confer with the prince and then
leave the royal box. a few minutes later he
put his head into Lady Gertrude's box and
whispered: "Some of the wild westeruers
are going to be presented to the prince. It's
all right. Now watch!"
At the same moment the cowboys struck
up Sod Bless the Prince of Wales" and the
audience all rose and craned forward to see
what was going on.
Here comes Buffalo Bill, whispered one
of the younger ladies with Lady Gertrude.
"Isn't he handsome? Look, Lady Gertrude,
the prince is shaking hands with himI"
Lady Gertrude followed the general ex-
ample, and moved to the front of her box.
As she did so she caught the eye Of Mrs
Blackie Tanner, and perceived that lady had
also changed her seat, in order to make way
for the Americans, who were being intro
duced at the back of the royal box Mrs Tan
ner now sat in the front. She held her fan
before her face, however, and looked some
what pale and worried, and strangely indif-
ferent to the proceedings.
Buffalo Bill was succeeded by one or two of
the other heroes of the show, and then fol-
lowed a curious group. Dogs Nose, the great
Pawnee brave, with the eagles plume upon
his head, the war paint fresh upon his cheek,
and the picturesque garment of his race folded
gracefully across his shoulder, stepped proudly
into the royal presence, perfect type of the
noble savage. Beside him was less imposing
figure, who might have passed for the noble
savage's poor relation--an elderly red man
with unkempt hair and bloodshot eyes, whose
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countenance looked not wholly innocent Of
the firewater Of the paleface In the back
ground stood an unprepossessing old squaw,
several degrees dirtier than the poor relation,
and bent nearly double with age She was,
in fact, the mother of Dogs Nose, and she had
determined to witness the historical meeting
between her son and his cousin, the paleface
chief
The brief ceremony over, there was a mo-
ment's pause while the old squaw addressed a
few words in an excited tone to the men, who
conferred together. Then the Pawnee chief.
in fairly good English, asked if he NIGH,
crave a favor of his cousin. The affable chief
of the palefaces having given gracious as
sent, the Pawnee explained that it was the de
sire of their eyes to bohold the features of the
radiant paeface daughter who sat in the
corner of the box. Upon Mrs. Blackie Tan
ner's attention being called to this request she
lowered a corner of her fan, still
partly ave.ting her head.
The effect was electrical Cblvious of the
royal presence, the two Pawnees bounded into
the air with a warwhoop which rang through
the building.
"Rosalie, our sister!n cried Dogs Nose, as
he landed on his feet.
Resale, my wife," cried the poor relation,
adding in the same breath, "Potosuquituckis-
sipi," the Pawnee equivalent for Thunder
and turf"
simultaneously the tattered squaw cast ND
her hands to heaven and uttered dismal
howl. Then she rushed wildly upon Mrs.
Blackie Tanner; but before she accomplished
her purpose the fashionable beauty collapsed
in heap upon the floor.
"What is the meaning Of it allr asked
Lady Gertrude Of Mr.. Christie Jones when
the confusion had subsidized and the royal
party had left tbut without Mrs Blackie Tan
nerl. Are those people really her relations1'
@Dog's Nose is her half brother. The old
squaw is her mother. Her father was an
American trapper who joined the Indians
and started his own wigwam The broken
down chieftain is undoubtedly her husband.
She bolted from him four years ago with an
paleface who Travelled for Chi
cago house in the firewater trade / got the
last fact from Mr.. Southern Polo, and your
ladyship may guess the rest. --London Truth.
Oliver Wendell Holmes comments in The
Atlantic on the pugilistic tendencies Of the
English. Zone thing | can safely saw" he |
writes, ''an Engiishman or boy never goes
any where without his fists